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- This article is about Dachau town. For the concentration camp, see Dachau concentration camp. For the massacre committed by the Americans, see Dachau massacre.
Dachau is a town in southern Germany, in the federal state of Bavaria. Located at , just 20 km away from Munich, it has become a popular housing area for people working in Munich, and now has roughly 40,000 inhabitants. The town has a historic town centre, with a castle built in the 18th century. Dachau was founded in the 8th century, and was the home of many artists during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The writer Ludwig Thoma was born there.
Dachau is best known for the proximity of the relatively well-preserved site of the infamous Dachau concentration camp, the first large-scale concentration camp in Germany, converted from an old gunpowder factory by the Nazi regime in 1933.
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Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial - Describes the museum, archive and library, and features a multimedia virtual tour. Also includes information about education courses and special exhibitions. [English and German]
Meta Description: [ Die offiziellen Seiten der KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau. Aktuelles, Geschichte des KZ-Dachau, Archiv der Gedenkstätte, Besucherinformationen, Hinweise für Schulklassen, Anschrift, Links ]
Dachau Scrapbook - Photographs and details of places and events, with FAQ, memorial guidebook, information for visitors, and a present-day virtual tour of the town and concentration camp.
Meta Description: [ Photographs of Dachau gas chamber and the Leuchter Report with illustrations ]
ZB Dachau - Study group for investigating contemporary history of the concentration camp, with archival photographs, profiles of former prisoners, and information for visitors to the memorial. [English, German and Spanish]
Meta Description: [ Facts about history of the concentration camp. Help for visitors to the memorial site. ]
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